Vinyl pressings
by Jo Stafford · 1953
Make Love To Me! was first pressed on vinyl in 1953. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1953, the album's first year, in 3 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
RHCO10660-2CA side deadwax - stamped
RHCO10648-1DB side deadwax - stamped
RHCO10660-2DA side deadwax - stamped (Variation 1)
RHCO10648-1CB side deadwax - stamped (Variation 1)
RZSP 10660 1 H 2NA side runout
RZSP 10648 1H 1NB side runout
RHCO10660-2FA side stamped variant 1
RHCO10648-1CB side stamped variant 1
RHCO10660-2HA side stamped variant 2
RHCO10648-1CB side stamped variant 2
RZSP10660-2AA side deadwax - stamped
RZSP10648-1DB side deadwax - stamped
RHCO10660 2o Hstamped on Side A
RHCO10648 1o Hstamped on Side B
RHCO 10660 20 1 HA side stamped
RHCO 10648 1o HB side stamped
RHCO 10660A side label
RHCO 10648B side label
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | UK | Philips P.B.233First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1953 | US | Columbia 4-40143First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1953 | Canada | Columbia C-2359First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1953 | US | Columbia 4-40143First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1953 | US | Columbia 40143First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1953 | US | Columbia 4-40143First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1953 | US | Columbia 40143First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1953 | US | Columbia 40143First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1953 | US | Columbia 40143First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1954 | Germany | Philips B 21179 HShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1954 | Netherlands | Philips B 21179 HShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1954 | Netherlands | Philips B 21179 HShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| 1954 | Australia | Philips B21179HShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia 4-23597", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Germany | Philips 300 508 PF7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Norway | Philips B 21179 HShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Sweden | Philips B 21 179 HShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | UK | Philips P.B.233 / Philips B21179HShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | US | Columbia 4-500397", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
19 vinyl pressings of Make Love To Me! are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1953 and 1954.
The earliest pressings are from 1953, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Columbia 40143, released December 21, 1953.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 40143, 4-40143, P.B.233, C-2359) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RHCO10660-2C and RHCO10648-1D. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
